Chapters 7-12 Summary and Analysis

Chapter 7 shows Anna settling into school life. She enjoys it quite a bit and becomes better friends with Vrenli and makes new friends, like Roseli. She does not like playing separately from the boys and becomes bored with girl games. In the chapter, she has a fight with her teacher about cavemen and is chased by a red-headed boy and five of his friends until Mama slaps the red-headed boy and protects Anna from them. There is some tension between Anna and Vreneli over the attention Anna gets from the boys but they make up.

In Chapter 8, Anna turns ten and her family takes her on an outing that includes a visit to the Zurich Literary Society and a picnic. Anna feels sick most of the time and so does not have a lot of fun. Papa is very...